Wall or fence.



Patented lune 3, .1902.

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WALL 0R FENSEt (Application med-Apr. 8, 1901.)

UNITED STATES VPATENT OFFICE. y

GUSTAV LIEBAU, OF MAURER, NEW JERSEY.

WALLQRFENCE.

SPECIFICATION vfuming part of Letters Patent No. 701,588, dated June 3, 1902.

Apprason nea April a, 1901.

To all whom it may con/cern.'

of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Wallsor Fences, of which the followingisa specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in walls, fences, and analogous structures, and particularly to that class constructed of brick, tiles, andv the like,v having for its Object the production of a wall or fence of comparatively extreme thinness,which will be ornamental in appearance, strong and durable in use, and rapid and. economical in construction.

To these ends,th'erefore, my said invention consists in a wall or fence composed of a single thickness of tiles or bricks, laid on edge between channeled posts and havingembedded in the mortar between the courses strips of band-metal, as well as in the details of'construction and the arrangement and combination of the parts, all as hereinafter more fully speciiied, and pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the .accompanying drawings,

in the severaliigures o fwhich like parts arey similarly designated, Figure 1 is a face view of two sections of a wall or fence` embodying my invention and showing two different styles or patterns of perforations of the constituent tiles. Fig.2 isa top view of one of the courses, showing one of the supporting-posts in sec-y tion. Fig. 3 is an end view showing in section an ornamental cap or coping, and Fig. 4,

is an enlargedfragmentary face view of one of the posts with two courses of tiles in place.

a represents'metal posts, substantially I- shaped in cross-section, the 4lower ends of which are embedded in cement or mortar 1),.

filling the usual post-holes. Owing to the peculiar strength of my finished structure, these posts may for Walls or fences of ordinary height be placed at intervals of Aabout twenty feet, ana'rrow trench being dug between them and lledwith the usual/rubble` or broken stone'c.

Forthe wall or fence itself I prefer to use terra-cotta or fire-clay tiles d, having perforations d of any desired contour and arrangement, which perforations make the structure vless heavy and permit the free passage of erialvNe. 5497.82. (No model.)

light and Wind, thus eliminating the danger Be it known that I, GUsTAv LIEBAU, a citi- 1 zen of the United States, and a 'resident of Maurer, in the county of Middlesexand State of the structure being blown over by aheavy windj andwarranting theuse of thinnertiles vand permitting a greater space between the poststhanwhjen solid tiles Yor blocks are used; kbut obviously such'solid blocks and'even ordinary bricks may be used, if preferred. Said tiles dare of comparatively extreme thinness, two inches being amply thick for a wall of ordi nary height,aud are laid with mortar longitudinally on edge between the posts a and in bond,the end tiles of each course entering the channels in the I-posts". Where such channels are wider vthan the tiles used, the intervening spaces maybe filled with mortar e, as in Fig. 2, although I-posts inwhich the tile ends will just tit may also be used and vwill conduce to neatness in the appearance of the completed structure. Between each or any desired number of courses I embed in the mortar longitudinal strips of band-metal f. These strips have no engagement with the tiles or the posts, but owing to the adhesive and cohesive qualities of the mortar, Awhich sets about them, l produce a structure of very great Ystrength and rigidity'and enable me to use the thin tiles andthe comparative great spacing ofthe posts.

Along the top of the wall or fence may be placeda cap or coping g,of terra-cotta or other suitable material,'preferablyformed,as shown in Fig. 3, with a lower longitudinal recess or groove, in which tsfthe top course of the tiles, &c., and above each of the posts a a metallic,terra-cotta, or other ornament h may be axed...

Where awall or fence` of greater height is desired, thetiles d may be proportionately increased in thickness, and from the foregoing it will be obvious that a structure of the class described maybef rapidly and economically constructed, that it may be appropriately vpainted or stained, thatV there is ."no, part to rot or require replacing, `that the'structure will be light and strong, and, that.Y by, reason of the perforations when used permitting the passage of sunlight and air the growth of vegetation on either side of the fence will not be prevented or interfered with.

I am aware thatinterior partitions have heretofore been devised in which fireproof blocks are confined between opposite verti;

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cal channel-irons and held in place by horizontal I-bars between each course which enter the opposite channel-irons and form a mechanical union therewith, the fireproof blocks merely lling the interstices of the metallic structure thus built up, and such construction is not within the scope and purview of this invention.

lVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A wall, fence or analogous structure, composed ot' a single thickness of tiles or bricks, laid in mortar between appropriate supports, and longitudinal strips of bandmetal wholly embedded in the mortar between the courses and not united to said supports, substantially as described.

2. A wall, fence, tbc., composed of thin tiles laid on edge between suitable supports, in mortar; and strips of band-metal wholly embedded in the mortar between the courses and not united to said supports,- substantially as described.

3. A structure composed of a single thickness of laterally-perforated tiles or blocks,r laid in mortar between appropriate supports, and longitudinal strips of band-metal embedded in the mortar between the courses and not united to said supports, substantially as described.

4. A series of supporting-posts, substantially I-shaped in section; a structure of thin tiles or bricks laid in mortar between such supports, the end tiles of each course entering the channels therein; and strips ot' bandmetal embedded in the mortar between the courses, substantially as described.

5. A series of supporting-posts substantially I-shaped in cross-section; a structure of thin, perforated tiles laid in mortar between such supports, the end tiles of each course entering the channels therein; and strips of band-metal embedded in the mortar between the courses and an appropriate cap or coping topping the structure, substantially as described.

Signed at Perth Amboy, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, this 29th day of March, A. D. 1901.

GUSTAV LIEBAU.

Witnesses:

WM. A. SPENCER, FREDERIC CARRAGAN. 

